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A Recent White House Press Secretary Has a New Job: Film Producer (Exclusive)

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Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures Team on $1 Billion Fund Targeting Tech, Media and Culture Investments

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Elke Sommer, Actress in ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ Dies at 85

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LL Cool J Announces ‘Rock the Bells: The Residency’ for Las Vegas in Spring 2027

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Darren Aronofsky to Receive Director’s Award at Camerimage

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Backstreet Boys Launch Backstreet Gamers in Global Gaming League

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‘Fuxi: Four Tales of Feasting’ Review: Qiu Jiongjiong Returns With a Sensory Banquet

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‘Between Us’ Review: Estranged Teenagers Process Past Tragedy Through High School Theater in Fitfully Ambitious Japanese Drama

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‘Paddington the Musical’ Extends West End Run Through 2028 After Olivier Awards Sweep

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Tahmima Anam’s New Novel ‘Good Books’ Being Adapted for TV With Pacesetter, Kudos and ‘Emily in Paris’ Writer (EXCLUSIVE)

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Russell Brand’s Wife Calls Him an ‘Amazing Husband’ at Rape Trial: ‘I Feel Very Seen by Him’

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TelevisaUnivision Q3 Buoyed by World Cup in Mexico, Streaming Revenue

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Sadie Sink and Maya Hawke Star in Hand-Drawn Prada Campaign by Legendary Disney Animator John Pomeroy

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Aliens, Dinosaurs and a Father’s Death: ‘Kefi’ Director Saito Kisin Brings a Surreal Take on Grief to Tokyo

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Animated Movie Based on Bestseller ‘The Unicorn That Said No’ Travels to Multiple Territories Ahead of AFM (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Ninja Warrior’ Maker TBS Tells Tokyo Market How Legendary, CJ ENM Alliances Fit Its Push to Make J-Content the Next K-Drama

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Janusz Kaminski to Receive THR Visionary in Cinematography Award

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‘Godzilla Minus One’ U.S. Success ‘Wasn’t a Strategy; We Just Tried,’ Says Toho CEO at Tokyo Festival

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AI Can Critique Shakespeare but Can’t Write It, Russo Brothers’ AGBO Execs Tell Tokyo Market

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Black Nights Stars: What You Need to Know About the 10 Up-and-Comers in the Tallinn Spotlight

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Japan IP Market to Return to Cannes in 2027 as Tokyo Partnership Continues

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Busan Winner ‘Birds in the Dark’ to Close Dharamshala International Film Festival, Varun Grover’s ‘Damned’ Among New Titles

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ First Reactions

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Jimmy Fallon and Jamie Lee Curtis Transform Into Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes to Spoof ‘You Can See Everything’

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James Gunn Calls Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman the DCU’s ‘Diamond Characters,’ Says Krypto, John Stewart and Peacemaker Could ‘Turn Into Diamonds’

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‘South Park’: Cartman, Stan and Kyle Must Solve South America’s Beef Crisis in Halloween Week Episode

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Cate Blanchett Warns Against “Unthinking Certainty” as She Accepts Japan’s Praemium Imperiale

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‘The Mosquito Bowl’ Review: Football Heroes Take to the Battlefield in Peter Berg’s Emptily Macho WWII Epic

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David Bruckner Set to Direct ‘Smile 3’

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From Carlos Reygadas to Hamaguchi’s Cinematographer, Tokyo’s Nippon Cinema Now Directors on Unexpected Connections

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ First Reactions Call Prequel the ‘Rogue One’ of the Franchise and Praise Joseph Zada as Haymitch

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‘Smile 3’ Sets David Bruckner to Direct While Franchise Creator Parker Finn Helms ‘Possession’ Remake (EXCLUSIVE)

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How Pro-Palestine Activists Attempted to Ignite a Boycott of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G Sequel

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Vishal Bhardwaj, Shaunak Sen-Mentored Co-Production Fund Picks Ladakh-Set ‘Kakthet’ as Winner (EXCLUSIVE)

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Alexander Payne Hit With Copyright Suit Over ‘The Holdovers’ Script

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‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Spider-Man’ Digital-Human Pioneer Remington Scott to Head Eros Imagination (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Pixels and Pencils’ Panelists Talk the Dangers of AI, Demanding Animation Processes and the Importance of Human Creativity

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Hayden Panettiere’s Death Ruled Accidental by Police

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Emmy Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Producer and Writer JB Smoove to Keynote at Variety’s Business Managers Breakfast

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Bangladesh Soccer League, Indonesian Film Venture Drive U.K. Firm Goldfinch’s Asia Push (EXCLUSIVE)

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Barbara Barrie, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘Breaking Away,’ Dies at 95

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Chinese Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Variant’ Lands North American, European and Asian Deals (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ Extends Theatrical Run as Amazon MGM Says Movie “Delivered Against Our Goals” (Exclusive)

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Elle Fanning, Mckenna Grace and Kieran Culkin Get Very Candid About Joining ‘The Hunger Games’ Universe

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Hayden Panettiere’s Overdose Death Investigation Closed by Police

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Barbara Barrie, Actress in ‘Breaking Away,’ ‘Company’ and ‘Barney Miller,’ Dies at 95

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Alfonso Cuaron’s Apple TV Cult Series ‘Ascension’ Adds Amanda Plummer, Christopher Chung, T’Nia Miller

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Skydance TV Co-Chair George Cheeks Reveals Executive Structure Following Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

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Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black Get Flirty in ‘Jumanji: Open World’ Trailer

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